Address- Ongoing & Non-Ongoing 12 months - Full Time
- $116,118 - $127,090 (plus 15.4% superannuation)
Role located in ACT
- Deakin,NSW
- Surry Hills,NT
- Darwin,QLD
- Brisbane,SA
- Adelaide,TAS
- Hobart,VIC
- Geelong,VIC
- Richmond,WA
- Perth
Currently, there are around 4.3 million Australians with a disability. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) implements the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which is one of the biggest social reforms in the country since Medicare. As an Agency, we support more than 600,000 participants with a significant and permanent disability, and the families and carers of those living with disability.
For many Australians, this will be the first time they receive the disability support they need. The NDIA is designed to enhance the quality of life and increase economic and social participation for people with disability and will mean a peace of mind for every Australian.
The OAAI supports the Agency to increase levels of inclusion, employment, and engagement for diversity groups, such as People with Disability, First Nations Peoples, Gender Equality and Families, People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Asexual plus people (LGBTIQA+), and the Mature-Age and Inter-Generational Workforce. The branch works alongside employees with disability and line managers to ensure required workplace adjustments are in place to enable people to participate and contribute their best to the Agency.
Within the OAAI, the Technology and Systems stream champions the use of technology, systems, and processes that are designed and implemented with inclusion in mind. The stream aims to establish a tailored Digital Accessibility Standard in co-design with staff, to then be upheld through routine assessment, audit, and specialist advice across the Agency.
As an EL1 Digital Accessibility Lead you will be responsible for establishing and leading the Digital Accessibility assurance function, providing coaching and mentorship to Digital Accessibility Specialists and overseeing Digital Accessibility consultancy and assessments for new projects, systems, and platforms. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of tasks that support the NDIA to be an accessible and inclusive employer, including but not limited to:
- Developing a comprehensive Digital Accessibility standard and implementing supporting strategies, policies and guidelines.
- Driving cultural change to prioritise accessibility in digital projects and strategies, supporting teams to create inclusive services and maintaining relationships with third-party suppliers.
- Supporting project discovery, requirements gathering and consultation with teams across the Agency to enhance the experience of employees with disability and accessibility needs.
- Collaborating with relevant business areas and key stakeholders to implement accessible technology platforms, services and products, ensuring service delivery meets or exceeds agreed service levels.
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Our ideal candidate will have an innovative mindset and a passion for developing, implementing and influencing Digital Accessibility across organisations. They will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain meaningful stakeholder relationships.
Being familiar with assistive technologies such as screen readers and the ability to communicate with influence with stakeholders at all levels are pivotal to be successful in this position. They will have experience supervising and mentoring a team, providing direction, delegating responsibilities, managing performance, and supporting personal development.
Expert knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2+ guidelines and techniques as well as experience testing accessibility on multiple platforms including but not limited to (iOS, Android, Windows) are highly desirable. Relevant qualifications or certifications relating to web or Digital Accessibility, inclusive design, or user experience are highly regarded but not mandatory.
Working at the NDIA, it is essential you have a positive contemporary attitude to people with disability along with a high level of understanding and knowledge of disability and its impact on individuals.
For more information on NDIS including our values, capabilities, and behaviours along with our application process, please refer to our website.
We work as one team. We are accepting, diverse and driven. We take a shared approach to making progress. We welcome and support each other and encourage different ideas, insights and opinions. We empower and enable each other to be our best. We collaborate, connect and work together to create a workplace that makes us proud. And while we're based far and wide across the country, we make sure nobody feels they are out on their own.
While this role is ideally performed from Richmond
- VIC, Dandenong
- VIC, Geelong
- VIC, Surry Hills
- NSW, Brisbane
- QLD, Adelaide
- SA, Perth
- WA, Deakin
- ACT, Darwin
- NT, or Hobart
- TAS remote working arrangements may be considered.
We intend to fill this vacancy in an ongoing capacity. A merit pool will be established that may be used to fill similar positions (ongoing and non-ongoing) within the next 18 months
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment National Police History check, Worker Screening check and/or Working with Children Check (where required) and provide evidence of Australian Citizenship.
Applications for this role close at 11:30PM AEST on 29 May 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Ryan Malonda by email at ************@ndis.gov.au.
With the exception of personal details, applications can NOT be edited or updated once submitted for consideration. Please make sure you are completely satisfied with your entire application before submitting.
NDIA is committed to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and welcomes and encourages applications from People with Disability (PwD), First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, Mature age workers, as well as young workers and supporting an inter-generational workforce and supporting gender equity and families. NDIA will provide reasonable adjustments for candidates to participate equitably in the recruitment process and discuss workplace adjustments to fulfil the inherent requirements of the role.
RecruitAbility applies to this position: The RecruitAbility scheme supports people with disability applying for jobs in the Australian Public Service (APS) by giving you a better opportunity to put forward your skills and experience during the selection process.
The health and safety of workers, Participants and other visitors in our offices is our highest priority. Some roles within the National Disability Insurance Agency are covered by government Health Orders or Directives that require mandatory vaccinations.
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